[House Document 105-160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 1st Session  - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-160


 
                     EMERGENCY FUNDING REQUIREMENT

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  FROM

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              TRANSMITTING

  A LETTER RECOMMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF THE $5 MILLION TO INITIATE 
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EMERGENCY OUTLET FOR DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA AS AN 
       EMERGENCY FUNDING REQUIREMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 
 251(b)(2)(D)(i) OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL 
          ACT OF 1985, AS AMENDED, PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1107





  October 28, 1997.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed


                                           The White House,
                                      Washington, October 23, 1997.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives.

    Sir: The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 
1998 provided $5,000,000 to initiate construction of an 
emergency outlet for Devils Lake, North Dakota. In that Act, 
the Congress designated the funds as an emergency requirement. 
I, also, designate the $5,000,000 provided as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
    The details of this action are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. I concur with his comments and observations.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.
    Enclosure.

               [Estimate No. 21, 105th Cong., 1st Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                  Washington, DC, October 23, 1997.

The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration is a request to designate 
$5 million provided in the Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act of 1998 to the Construction, General account 
of the Army Corps of Engineers as an emergency requirement. 
These funds were provided to initiate construction of an 
emergency outlet from Devils Lake, North Dakota to the Sheyenne 
River. The outlet is needed to reduce the flood damages 
suffered by the residents of the Devils Lake Basin from the 
rising waters of the lake.
    The Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) 
under delegated authority from the Secretary of the Army has 
made the determination that an emergency as defined by section 
102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, P.L. 93-288, exists at Devils Lake, North 
Dakota.
    I recommend that you designate the $5 million provided as 
an emergency funding requirement in accordance with section 
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, as amended. No further congressional 
action will be required.
    I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied 
that it is necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the Acting 
Assistant Secretary of the Army in recommending that you 
designate the funds as an emergency requirement by signing the 
enclosed letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
            Sincerely,
                                      Franklin D. Raines, Director.

                                
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